Eureka O'Hara

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Eureka O'Hara
Eureka in 2018
Born (1990-08-26) August 26, 1990 (age 33)[1][2]
Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesEureka
Eureka!
Eureka D. Huggard
Occupations
Known for
  • season 10
    )
  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (
    season 6
    )
Websiteeurekatheelephantqueen.com

Eureka, also known as Eureka O'Hara and Eureka!,

sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she once more placed as a runner-up.[8]

Since 2020, Eureka has co-hosted We're Here on HBO alongside fellow Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Shangela.[9] The series has received acclaim from critics.[10][11]

Early life and education

Huggard was born August 26, 1990,[1] in Bristol, Tennessee, and started performing in drag at the club New Beginnings.[12] She chose the drag name Eureka for its phonetic similarity to their mother's given name, Ulrike,[13] and the last name O'Hara from the Gone with the Wind character Scarlett O'Hara.[14]

Eureka's

drag mother is Jacqueline St. James,[15] a former winner of the Miss Gay USofA at Large competition. Eureka won the National title for anti-bullying organization as Miss Don't H8 DIVA and was awarded Hall of Fame.[16] Prior to her appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race, Eureka had participated in the drag pageantry system. She withdrew from East Tennessee State University to compete on the show.[17]

Career

RuPaul's Drag Race

Eureka has competed on the

sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. She also competed on the RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular.[18]

On February 2, 2017, it was announced that Eureka was selected alongside thirteen other contestants to compete on season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race.[19] She was removed from the competition in episode five due to a torn ACL from the episode two challenge, making her the first contestant in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race to leave due to an injury.[5][6] She received physical therapy before returning to compete on the show's tenth season in 2018.[20] During this season, Eureka won two main challenges (in episodes five and six) and also had to lip sync for her life twice.[21][2] Eureka ultimately finished as a runner-up of season 10,[7] alongside Kameron Michaels and behind eventual winner Aquaria.[22]

After competing on season 10, Eureka continued to work prominently as a drag queen in the entertainment industry. She starred in the music video for country singer Brandon Stansell's song "For You", released in July 2018.

season 11 of Drag Race.[28]

In June 2021, Eureka was revealed to be one of the thirteen cast members of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[29] After failing to win any main challenges but remaining safe throughout the season, Eureka was voted out by her competitors at the top five,[30] but subsequently won re-entry into the competition after winning a lip sync battle against Silky Nutmeg Ganache.[31] Upon returning to the competition, Eureka won the next main challenge (episode 11) and a $25,000 cash prize.[31][32] In the season finale, Eureka once again placed as a runner-up alongside Ginger Minj and Ra'Jah O'Hara, losing out to eventual winner, Kylie Sonique Love.[8]

We're Here

Since 2020, Eureka has co-hosted We're Here on HBO alongside fellow Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Shangela.[4] In the series, the trio of drag queens travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows.[33][9] After premiering on April 23, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 11, 2021.[34][35] In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season.[36] The series has received acclaim from critics.[10][11]

Music

Eureka in 2017

In April 2017, O'Hara and Adam Barta premiered a single and music video for "Body Positivity", which features Kandy Muse, a drag queen from the Haus of Aja who would later go on to compete on season 13 of Drag Race.[37][38] The video features cameo appearances by RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Charlie Hides and Cynthia Lee Fontaine, as well as reality television personality Farrah Abraham.[39] "Body Positivity (part ii: Electropoint)" was released in March 2018.[20]

Eureka released her first solo single, "Stomp", on April 28, 2017.[40] She released their second solo single, "The Big Girl", co-written by Bob the Drag Queen, on June 28, 2018.[41][42] The accompanying music video has been viewed more than two million times on YouTube.[43]

As part of the final challenge of season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race, O'Hara and the other top four contestants wrote and recorded their own verses for

season three runner-up Manila Luzon.[45] The two also appear in the song's music video, together with Thorgy Thor, Ginger Minj, and Trinity the Tuck.[46]

Personal life

Eureka lived as a

genderfluid and gender-neutral" and used they/them pronouns out of drag.[47] On the season 3 finale of We're Here, Eureka came out as a trans woman, using exclusively she/her pronouns and beginning to both socially and medically transition.[48] Eureka supports body positivity and has nicknamed herself "The Elephant Queen".[49] She cites Divine as an influence to her drag aesthetic.[50]

Discography

Year Title Notes
2017 "Body Positivity" ft. Adam Barta
"Stomp"
2018 "The Big Girl"
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
2019 "Pretty Hot and Tasty"
2021 "Come Together"
2022 "WERQ!"
"Big Mawma" ft.
Sarah Potenza

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017-2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant
Season 9
, 7 episodes (11th place; exited due to injury)
Season 10
, 14 episodes (Runner-up)
Holi-slay Spectacular, 1 episode (Joint Winner)
Herself Guest;
Season 11
, Episode 1: "Whatcha Packin'?"
2017-2018 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself Season 8, 5 episodes
Season 9, 12 episodes
2020 AJ and the Queen Herself Cameo; Episode: "New York City"
2020–present We're Here Herself Main cast
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant
Season 6
, 12 episodes (Runner-up)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Herself Season 3, 12 episodes
American Horror Story: Double Feature Crystal DeCanter Episode 4: "Blood Buffet"
2022 Love, Victor Herself Cameo; Season 3, episode 5
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Herself Guest;
Season 2, Episode 4: "Drag Duet" [51]
The L Word: Generation Q Herself Cameo; Season 3, episode 6

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Fashion Photo RuView[52][53] Herself Guest host with Trinity the Tuck, Kameron Michaels and Yuhua Hamasaki
Bestie$ for Ca$h[54] Herself with Kameron Michaels
Cosmo Queens[55] Herself Guest by Cosmopolitan
Queen to Queen[56] Herself Guest with Aquaria
Spillin' the Tea[57] Herself Guest by Billboard Pride
Drag Me[58] Herself Guest with Zachary Quinto
Allure Drag Transformation Tutorial[59] Herself Guest
2019 Iconic with Brad Goreski[60] Herself Guest, WOW Presents original
Sibling Rivalry[61] Herself Special guest
2020 Fashion Photo RuView Herself Guest host with Raja, Raven and Manila Luzon
2021 Whatcha Packin’[62] Herself Guest
Ruvealing the Look[63] Herself Guest
Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern[64] Herself Guest
2022 The Pit Stop[65] Herself Guest
2023 Take It to the Runway[66][67] Herself Guest with Angeria Paris VanMicheals
Billboard Cover[68] Herself Guest

Music videos

Year Title Notes
2022 "WERQ!"[69]
2021 "Come Together"[70]
2019 "Pretty Hot and Tasty"[71] Featuring Lardi B & Jiggly Caliente
2018 "The Big Girl"[42]
2018 "Where My Man At"[72] with VELO & Manila Luzon
2017 "Body Positivity"[38] with Adam Barta; featuring Kandy Muse
2023 "True Colors"[73]

Awards and nominations

Year Award-giving body Category Work Results Ref.
2023 Queerty Awards Drag Royalty Herself Nominated [74]
2023
Peabody Award
 Entertainment We're Here Won [75]

See also

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